Destined For The Throne by Paul Billhiemer is a classic on prayer. There is no book like it. Inspiring, challenging, and eye opening, this book is a a game-changer that will transform how you view the role of prayer in world affairs. Get it and read it and see for yourself!

In his foreward, Billy Graham writes “Every Christian should study this book carefully and apply its principles to life.”

From an Amazon reviewer:

If I could read only one book besides the Bible, this would be it. This book lays a foundation for our faith, victory, and our walk with the Lord. Unlike anything I have ever read before. The understanding he portrays of what God, Christ, Satan, the Bride, prayer and praise all mean to us will change your life. We will not have to walk in defeat, depression, or despair ever again, if we can get the message of this book into our spirit. My review could never do this wonderful work justice. Read it for yourself, you will be highly blessed.

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https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/last-train-from-hiroshima/#respondMon, 10 Aug 2015 14:54:23 +0000http://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/?p=401Seventy years ago this month, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. A few days later, a second bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, resulting in the surrender of Japan to the US armed forces. “The Last Train From Hiroshima” is an account of these bombings and the people who were directly effected by them. Well researched and beautifully written, this book is historical biography at its best.

“Drawing on the voices of atomic bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and the aftermath of two days in August when nuclear devices, detonated over Japan, changed life on Earth forever.

To Hell and Back offers readers a stunning, “you are there” time capsule, wrapped in elegant prose. Charles Pellegrino’s scientific authority and close relationship with the A-bomb survivors make his account the most gripping and authoritative ever written.” (Amazon Review)

By far the best book I have ever read on the subject. . . . No one I know has ever articulated more fully, more accurately, and more effectively the essential nature of the atomic bombings. A great book—a potential game-changer in the struggle to eliminate nuclear weapons. (Steven Leeper, Hiroshima Jogakuin University, former chair of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation)

The book opens with imagery that leaves one speechless. Pellegrino is a poet at heart, a poet with a Japanese soul. (Francis Kakugawa, poet, Hiroshima family member)

From the opening paragraphs, this book is gorgeous, poetic. (James Morrow, author of Towing Jehova)

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https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/#respondSat, 11 Jul 2015 22:57:52 +0000http://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/?p=384“Many books on leadership skim the surface or seek to inspire with great quotes. Others give practical tips on good management technique. A few go deep and start a whole new discussion on the subject of leadership. This is what “7 Habits of Highly of Highly Effective People” did when it was released in 1989, and continues to do today. According to author Stephen Covey, Leadership begins with personal effectiveness. When we achieve victory in our private life, then we are in position to lead in the public arena. But it all begins with a paradigm shift: a complete change in the way we see things. The 7 Habits, timeless principles for personal change and effective leadership, are powerful and thought provoking. This is a GREAT book. It was a game changer for me in my leadership many years ago and its message is just as relevant today as it was then.”(John Nielsen)

“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change was a ground-breaker when it was first published in 1990, and it continues to be a business bestseller with more than 10 million copies sold. Stephen Covey, an internationally respected leadership authority, realizes that true success encompasses a balance of personal and professional effectiveness, so this book is a manual for performing better in both arenas. His anecdotes are as frequently from family situations as from business challenges. Before you can adopt the seven habits, you’ll need to accomplish what Covey calls a “paradigm shift”–a change in perception and interpretation of how the world works. Covey takes you through this change, which affects how you perceive and act regarding productivity, time management, positive thinking, developing your “proactive muscles” (acting with initiative rather than reacting), and much more. This isn’t a quick-tips-start-tomorrow kind of book. The concepts are sometimes intricate, and you’ll want to study this book, not skim it. When you finish, you’ll probably have Post-it notes or hand-written annotations in every chapter, and you’ll feel like you’ve taken a powerful seminar by Covey. —Joan Price, Amazon Review

]]>https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/feed/0Sister Aimee: The Life of Aimee Semple McPhersonhttps://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/sister-aimee-the-life-of-aimee-semple-mcpherson/
https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/sister-aimee-the-life-of-aimee-semple-mcpherson/#respondMon, 01 Jun 2015 17:31:41 +0000http://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/?p=335 Amy threw off the comforts of home, packed her two children, and set off to evangelize America, at a time when women could not even vote, and a woman preacher was unheard-of, and in some quarters even unthinkable.

From the very first page, Epstein won me over with his hypnotic style of writing. I couldn’t put it down. Two thumbs way up. This is an amazing biography of an amazing woman of God. Aimee Semple McPherson was a Titan of the Christian Faith. This one woman did more to impact her generation for Christ than perhaps anyone in modern times—and yet present day versions of Christian history completely ignore her contribution. Daniel Mark Epstein brought this precious treasure out of the church attic and into the full light of day for me. I love what I saw. When I was finished, I wanted to read it again.(John Nielsen of The Crossroads Review)

Author/Biographer Daniel Mark Epstein

“If you have ever contemplated writing a biography, this book provides a model of biography-writing at its finest.”(Amazon Reviewer)

Powerhouse biography of perhaps the most charismatic and controversial woman in modern religious history. Although now less than a household name, Aimee Semple McPherson dominated the American spiritual landscape of six or seven decades ago…The author seems to have gathered every scrap of material on McPherson, including such odd items as her surreptitious friendship with atheist Charlie Chaplin and her kind words to a teenaged Anthony Quinn, who played saxophone at her Temple. Epstein never skimps on details, whether limning McPherson’s triumphs or her many falls–into depression, nervous breakdowns, loneliness…The author’s admiration and his subject’s breathtaking story give the narrative abundant energy.(From Kirkus Reviews)

“I am not a healer. Jesus is the healer. I am only the office girl who opens the door and says, ‘Come in.’ ” (Aimee Semple McPherson)

First and foremost, Sister Aimee was a passionate Evangelist. Born into a Salvation Army family and baptized in the Holy Spirit during the Azusa Street awakening, she was committed to bringing the whole Gospel to the whole world working with the whole Body of Christ. She refused to be boxed in by denominational loyalties. She had a passionate love for Jesus and for people. Tens of thousands of men women and children—blind, the deaf, the lame, were healed when she prayed for them. Reporters from the biggest newspapers across the country attested to the authenticity of her healing ministry.

According to Wikipedia:

“McPherson’s articulation of the United States as a nation founded and sustained by divine inspiration continues to be echoed by many pastors in churches today…McPherson’s preaching style, extensive charity work and ecumenical contributions were a major influence in revitalization of American Evangelical Christianity in the 20th century.”

A quote from the book…

“It happened not in the misty, nebulous long ago, to white robed men and women in a time that we cannot quite visualize as ever having had reality, but to children and men and women who had street addresses and telephone numbers, who came in automobiles and not on camel-back by caravan, as it was said they did long ago. The blind saw again; the deaf heard. Cripples left their crutches and hung them on the rafters.” (Louise Weick, The San Francisco Chronicle, 1921)

]]>https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/sister-aimee-the-life-of-aimee-semple-mcpherson/feed/0Measure of a Man: From Aushwitz Survivor to Presidents’ Tailorhttps://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/measure-of-a-man-from-aushwitz-survivor-to-presidents-tailor/
https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/measure-of-a-man-from-aushwitz-survivor-to-presidents-tailor/#respondSun, 31 May 2015 20:12:20 +0000http://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/?p=327“In 1956, Martin Greenfield was a twentysomething Czech immigrant working as a tailor at the well-regarded Brooklyn suit maker GGG Clothes. Greenfield had gotten in the door, in 1947, with the help of a fellow immigrant friend and eventually worked his way from the lowly post of ‘floor boy’ to trusted confidante of owner William P. Goldman, who took a shine to his competitive spirit. GGG was a favorite label of Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the young tailor couldn’t help himself from passing advice on foreign policy to the Oval Office via the pockets of the president’s new suits. If Eisenhower wanted to end the Suez Canal crisis, Greenfield suggested in a note, why not give Secretary of State John Dulles a two-week vacation? Eisenhower eventually shared his tailor’s hubris with the D.C. press corps for a few laughs. The anecdote is one of many in Greenfield’s new memoir that demonstrates the extraordinary experience he had with capital-H history in the back half of the 20th century.”
—Vanity Fair

“I dare you to read Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield’s story and not burst into tears. […] Every once in a while a book is written that you’ll never forget, and leaves you telling all your family and friends about. Martin Greenfield’s Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents’ Tailor is one of those books.”
—The Daily Surge

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https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/developing-the-leader-within-you/#respondSat, 09 May 2015 19:58:10 +0000http://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/?p=317

Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of an organization are implemented. Leadership, on the other hand, has to do with casting vision and motivating people.

In “Developing The Leader Within You” John Maxwell provides a crash course in leadership 101. John Maxwell is a pastor, author and international leadership guru. He has published 71 books and sold over 20 million copies. Laura Kwitowski recommends John Maxwell, and credits this “Developing The Leader Within You” as one of her very favorites. We also highly recommend: Failing Forward, The 21 Indisputable Laws of Leadership and The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork

Developing the Leader within you is a fabulous resource for anyone who is serious about becoming the

John Maxwell

best they can be. A practical guide, the book gives you step-by-step mentoring in how to pull the best out of yourself and maximize your latent abilities. Unlike a sport in which people are limited by natural talent, Maxwell shows how anyone can develop into a leader of merit, character, and substance. It is a great read and a book that you should review over and over again. Excellent! (Amazon Reviewer)

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https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/the-complete-works-of-e-m-bounds/#respondMon, 20 Apr 2015 16:00:58 +0000http://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/?p=301A Classic on Prayer

“E.M.Bounds (1835-1913), a Methodist minister and Civil War chaplain, who devoted the last 17 years of his life to intense intercession and to penning his most perennially popular works on prayer, once said, ‘God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. The lips that uttered them may be closed in death, the heart that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the prayers live before God, and God’s heart is set on them and prayers outlive the lives of those who uttered them; they outlive a generation, outlive an age, outlive a world.’

The book is actually a compilation of his eight books covering every aspect on the singular theme “Prayer”, namely,

1. Necessity of Prayer
2. The Essentials of Prayer
3. The Possibilities of Prayer
4. The Reality of Prayer
5. The Purpose in Prayer
6. The Weapon of Prayer
7. Power Through Prayer
8. Prayer and Praying Men

God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. They outlive the lives of those who uttered them.

Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still. He will never talk well and with real success to men for God who has not learned well how to talk to God for men.

Preaching is not the performance of an hour. It is the outflow of a life.

Prayer opens an outlet for the promises, removes the hindrances in the way of their execution, puts them into working order, and secures their gracious ends. More than this, prayer like faith, obtains promises, enlarges their operation, and adds to the measure of their results.

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https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/all-in/#respondTue, 14 Apr 2015 00:36:52 +0000http://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/?p=292This is an invigorating and challenging book from New York Time Bestselling author Mark Batterson. Below is the first brief chapter, just to give you an idea of the treat you are in for if you get this book:

“A century ago, a band of brave souls became known as one-way missionaries. They purchased single tickets to the mission field without the return half. And instead of suitcases, they packed their few earthly belongings into coffins. As they sailed out of port, they waved good-bye to everyone they loved, everything they knew. They knew they’d never return home.

A.W. Milne was one of those missionaries. He set sail for the New Hebrides in the South Pacific, knowing full well that the headhunters who lived there had martyred every missionary before him. Milne did not fear for his life, because he had already died to himself. His coffin was packed. For thirty five years, he lived among that tribe and loved them. When he died, tribe members buried him in the middle of their village and inscribed this epitaph on his tombstone:

When he came there was no light. When he left there was no darkness.

When did we start believing that God wants to send us to safe places to do easy things? That faithfulness is holding

Mark Batterson

the fort? That playing it safe is safe? That there is any greater privilege than sacrifice? That radical is anything but normal?

Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous. Faithfulness is not holding the fort. It’s storming the gates of hell. The will of God is not an insurance plan. It’s a daring plan. The complete surrender of your life to the cause of Christ isn’t radical. It’s normal.

It’s time to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. It’s time to go All in All.

Pack your coffin!” (Mark Batterson, Chapter One: “Pack Your Coffin”)

‘All In’ is a compelling, challenging call to examine our lives. Mark Batterson says its time to stand up and rid ourselves of everything that keeps us from being totally committed to Christ. Throughout the book, powerful stories are written about individuals who accepted God’s calling and took the step of faith that changed not only their destiny but the course of history. Mark Batterson has again given us a book that will mark a changing point in our lives. This book is a must read. (Susan Stewart, Amazon Reviewer)

]]>https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/all-in/feed/0Eternity In Their Heartshttps://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/eternity-in-their-hearts/
https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/eternity-in-their-hearts/#respondSun, 12 Apr 2015 23:53:13 +0000http://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/?p=284Don Richardson— missionary, anthropologist and author of the bestselling Peace Child—demonstrates through compelling stories from many different cultures how the concept of a supreme God has existed for centuries, preparing people worldwide for the gospel.

This is a brilliant book—a must read for anyone interested in missions!

Don Richardson

Who were the Magi who brought gifts to the Baby Jesus, and how did they know that a Messiah was coming? Who was Melchizedek, the contemporary of Abraham who was a priest of the one high God? Who were the Greek prophets Paul recognized as having spoken God’s words to the Greek people? How did a King in South America before the coming of the Europeans recognize that there was only one true God? For the answers to these and many other questions about people who knew about God before they were ever visited by Christian missionaries or had contact with the people of Israel, read “Eternity in Their Hearts”. It is a truly great book. The thesis of the book is simple– God is the One God of all the earth. He has made himself known to all people in some fashion. He has prepared the way for the message of Christ. When Paul approached an altar to The Unknown God in Athens, he declared that God to be the one true God. Who had built the altar, and what did the builder know? It’s a great read. (Anonymous Amazon reviewer)

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https://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/youll-get-through-this/#respondThu, 09 Apr 2015 16:44:08 +0000http://www.thecrossroads.org/bookstore/?p=277Lucado + Joseph = Classic on Triumph Through Suffering

What do you get when you cross Max Lucado with the Biblical story of Joseph? You get a Christ centered, metaphor laced, inspiring, challenging and easy to read expose’ of triumph in the midst of suffering.

The very first book I read by this author was “No Wonder They Call Him The Savior” (1986). It has remained, through the years, a personal favorite. My wife and I were missionaries in Hong Kong at the time and we bought a dozen copies to send and give to friends all over the world. Twenty seven years later, Lucado is still at the top of his game, delivering crisp metaphors, powerful illustrations, excellent Biblical exposition and truckloads of pastoral encouragement.

“You’ll Get Through This” NOT “You’ll Escape This”

There are those Christians today who hold to the line of thought that if you are walking close to the Lord and demonstrating strong faith, you will escape suffering. I once heard a super-faith preacher exclaim, referring to faith that can remove mountains: “Valley of the shadow of death? Get rid of the mountains and there will be no more valley!” For this kind of thinking, the goal of the Christian faith is to eliminate suffering. In this book, Max Lucado makes it clear that the goal of the Christian faith is to lean into Jesus, developing a personal, intimate, dynamic relationship that grows with everything that comes our way, good as well as bad. In “You’ll Get Through This” Max Lucado finds the right balance. We do not rejoice because we suffer, we do not rejoice because we stop suffering, we rejoice because HE walks with us and works out His purpose in our lives—rain or shine.

For those who have not developed a theology of suffering, this is a perfect place to start. Using the practical example of Joseph and others, Lucado presents the Biblical view: suffering and persecution can and will happen. But God goes with us through it and will bring us through in flying colors if we will but trust Him.